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Novela histórica sobre la campaña de las Galias que narra la amistad entre un centurión romano y el preso galo Vercingétorix, cuya ejecución fue una de las más famosas en los años de gloria de Julio César. Publio Sextio Baculo, primer centurión de la legión XII romana y héroe de la campaña de las Galias de Julio César, es relevado de su puesto tras perder varios dedos en la batalla de Atuatuca y devuelto a la capital, donde deberá custodiar el tesoro de Roma. Sin embargo, el largo historial de...

Clitemnestra, hermana de Helena de Troya, vio morir a los suyos a manos de Agamenón y urdió su venganza a fuego lento. Una trama apasionante de poder, profecías, familia, odio y amor.   Clitemnestra es una princesa de Esparta, es fuerte, apasionada y con carácter. Su matrimonio con el rey Tántalo, de quien admira su inteligencia y curiosidad, pronto es bendecido con un hijo. Viven en paz hasta que Agamenón, el hermano del rey Menelao y esposo de su hermana Helena, se encapricha de Clitemne...

A band of mercenaries fight deadly enemies and solve ancient riddles to plunder the tomb of Egypt’s robber pharaoh in this break-neck historical adventure-thriller. 701 BCE. Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem, last stronghold of the Judeans. In an audacious raid, a band of Kushite mercenaries—the Desert Mice—help force the Assyrians back from the gates of Jerusalem. But when a greedy general cheats them of their payment, the mercenaries must turn to plundering the dead: a fabled tyrant and his lo...

'Brutal, audacious, and fast-paced' - Anthony Riches, author of bestselling Empire series'Every page is drenched with the soldier's experience' - Giles KristianFormer soldier Geraint Jones delivers a visceral historical fiction epic that captures the essence of the men fighting for the blood-stained legions on the fringes of the Roman Empire.In the wake of a brutal massacre, the battle-hardened legionary Felix is taken as a slave to a traitorous Roman's German army: a force hellbent on tearing a...

IT IS THE FUTURE – AND THE DEAD WALK THE STREETS. Resurrection, Inc. found a profitable way to do it. All it took was a microprocessor brain, a synthetic heart and blood, and a viola! Anyone with the price could buy a Servant with no mind of its own and trained to obey any command. But for every Servant created, Resurrection, Inc.’s profits became everyone’s else’s loss. Some take to rioting in the streets, their rampages ruthlessly ended by heavily armed Enforcers, eager for the kill....

The theft of two paintings worth over Rs 400 crores from a government institute is brought to the attention of senior IAS officer Kamal. Expecting a routine investigation, he is suddenly thrown into a high-stakes game of international espionage, as Indian intelligence learns of devastating nuclear strikes planned against India and the role that the paintings will play in the world's largest-ever terror strike.

Deep in the heart of seventh-century Arabia, a new prophet named Muhammad has arisen. As his message of enlightenment sweeps through Arabia and unifies the warring tribes, his young wife Aisha recounts Muhammad's astonishing transformation from prophet to warrior to statesman. But just after the moment of her husband's greatest triumph -- the conquest of the holy city of Mecca -- Muhammad falls ill and dies in Aisha's arms. A young widow, Aisha finds herself at the center of the new Muslim empir...

IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET. ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROESIn this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry gloriously retells the epic myths of the Greek heroes - which will be loved by young and old alike.'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail___________Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome...

Odysseus’s thrilling adventures continue in the gripping third instalment of the historical Greek fantasy, the Olympus Series.Prince Odysseus and the daemon Bria must penetrate the haunted caverns beneath Dodona, seeking a way to save their doomed nation, Achaea, from the might of Troy. The startling revelation that follows will set Odysseus on his most daunting mission yet, as he seeks to reunite the divided Achaean kingdoms before the rapacious Trojans strike. His journey will pit him against...